In 2016 alone, the opioid epidemic cost Washington state over $9 billion in fatalities, health care spending, treatment, criminal justice and lost productivity....Read More

The Arctic Encounter Symposium featured voices from across the Arctic countries on economy, climate, security, and innovation in the Arctic....Read More

Congressman Rick Larsen gave a keynote addresses at last week’s fifth annual Arctic Encounter Symposium, where he connected Washington State’s economy with its northern neighbor...Read More

On the passing of one of Washington State's most respected and beloved former Democratic members of Congress....Read More

Judge Christine Schaller ruled that the legislature’s passage of both I-940 and HB 3003 violated the state constitution....Read More

MC McAleer, of the Association of Washington Business, discusses the complexity of funding allocations in Washington's carbon pricing initiative....Read More

Part of our job at the Wire is to curate some of the most interesting thought leadership we can find for Washington State policy makers...Read More

In this podcast, we chat with Senator Palumbo about the work done during the 2018 session to try to pass a carbon tax, and the...Read More

"This is rapidly becoming a question not of whether or not a crime was committed, but how many crimes were committed.” - Rep. Heck...Read More

Student homelessness, Ben Stuckart, and Prime Air are all featured in this week's edition of the Morning Wire....Read More